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RBI Governors

Reserve Bank Of India i.e. RBI is the Central Bank of India. RBI was established on 1st April 1935 under the provision of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and was formed by the recommendation of “Hilton – Young Commission”. The RBI was originally privately owned but after its nationalization on 1^st January 1949 after the independence of India, it has fully become Government Bank.

Governor of RBI

Initially, RBI was headquartered in Kolkata which is then shifted to Mumbai in 1937. The first governor of RBI was Osborne Smith while the first Indian Governor was Sir C. D. Deshmukh. RBI has 25 governors to date. Mr. Shaktikanta Das is the RBI Governor of India. He is the 25^th RBI Governor and all the RBI functions are supervised by him.

Functions of RBI Governor

RBI is the central bank of India. RBI holds all the major responsibilities related to the Financial Services of India in form of monetary policy. These are are the functions of RBI.

Monetary Authority: RBI implements and monitors the monetary policy.
Regulator and Supervisor of the Financial System: RBI prescribes broad parameters of banking operations within which the country’s banking and financial system functions.
Manager of Foreign Exchange: Manages the Foreign Exchange reserves of India and also maintains the external value of Rupee.
The issuer of Currency: Issues and exchanges or destroys currency and coins not fit for circulation.
Developmental Role: RBI performs functions to support national objectives for rural and agricultural finance.
Financial Inclusion
Banker to Government
Bankers to banks
Controller of Credit
Issue of Bank Notes

RBI Governor of India

The central Board of Directors is the main committee of the central bank. The Government of India appoints the directors for a four-year term. The board consists of a governor, and not more than four deputy governors; four directors represent the regional boards. The present Governor of RBI is Shaktikanta Das. There are four Deputy Governors and they are Mahesh Kumar Jain, M. Rajeshwar Rao, Michael Patra, and T. Rabi Shankar The structure of RBI will be understood below.

One– Governor
Four– Deputy Governor
Fourteen– Directors
Two– Government Officers

Present RBI Governor Of India

The present RBI Governor of India is Mr. Shaktikanta Das. He is the 25th Governor of the RBI. He has taken charge from 12th December 2018 succeeding Mr. Urjit Patel. RBI Governors India has some power for taking decisions related to the financial services of the country. Some of the powers are mentioned below.

The Governor head all the commercial banks.
He acts as the banker’s banker.
He has control over the stock market.
His Signatures are on the currency notes.
He has control over the monetary, currency, and credit system

RBI Governors Power

The governor has many different types of powers which include the following:

Executive powers related to administration, appointments, and removals,
Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is State Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) or State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad),
Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor. the governors of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level.

RBI Governors Tenure

RBI governor officially serves for the period of three years but in some cases, the service period can be extended to 2 more years. Benegal Rama Rau was the longest-serving Governor of RBI with a tenure of 7 years and 197 days. Amitav Ghosh was the shortest-serving Governor of India for only 20 days. The Governor can be terminated in only two cases which are as follows:

If dismissed by the President.
Resignation is submitted by the Governor to the President.

RBI Governors List from Present RBI Governor to Date

The below table consists of the RBI Governor list with the name of the governors and their serving period in descending order. The present governor Governor Shaktikanta Das’s tenure is extended for three more years in December 2021.

RBI Governors Names	Time Period 1935-2022
Shaktikanta Das	December 12, 2018 – to date
Urjit Ravindra Patel	September 4, 2016 – December 10, 2018
Raghuram G. Rajan	September 4, 2013 – September 4, 2016
D. Subbarao	September 5, 2008 – September 4, 2013
Y.V. Reddy	September 6, 2003 – September 5, 2008
Bimal Jalan	November 22, 1997 – September 6, 2003
C. Rangarajan	December 22, 1992 – November 21, 1997
S. Vpnldraramanan	December 22, 1990 – December 21, 1992
R.N. Malhotra	February 4, 1985 – December 22, 1990
Amitav Gosh	January 15, 1985 – September 4, 1985
Manmohan Singh	September 16, 1982 – January 14, 1985
I.G. Patel	December 1, 1977 – September 15, 1982
M. Narasimham	May 3, 1977 – November 30, 1977
K.R. Puri	August 20, 1975 – May 2, 1977
N.C. Sen Gupta	May 19, 1975 – August 19, 1975
S. Jagannathan	June 16, 1970 – May 19, 1975
B.N. Adarkar	May 4, 1970 – June 15, 1970
L.K. Jha	July 1, 1967 – May 3, 1970
P.C Bhattacharya	March 1, 1962 – June 30, 1967
H.V.R Lyengar	March 1, 1957 – February 28, 1962
K.G. Ambegaonkar	January 14, 1957 – February 28, 1957
Sir Bengal Rama Rau	July 1, 1949 – January 14, 1957
Sir C.D. Deshmukh	August 11, 1943 – June 30, 1949
Sir James Braid Taylor	July 1, 1937 – February 17, 1943
Sir Osborne Smith	April 1, 1935 – June 30, 1937

RBI Governor Selection Process

Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India have details about the eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:

A governor:

must be at least 35 years of age.
should not be a member of either house of the parliament or the house of the state legislature.
should not hold any office of profit.

Governor of RBI Appointment

The Governor of India (a State) is appointed by the President of India. The factors based on which the President evaluates the candidates are not mentioned in the Constitution.

RBI Governor Salary

According to the sources, the monthly salary of RBI Governor India is ₹350,000. Along with the salary, the governor is entitled to the rent-free official residence, free household facilities, and conveyance. The governor and his family are provided with free medical attendance, accommodation, and treatment for life